"Matilda kept turning so she wasn't coming out as quickly as she should have. It was then they decided to take me to theatre so they could use forceps".

The 26-year-old actress was 11 days overdue when she went into labour, but a day later her contractions stopped when she was 3-4cm dilated, so she had to be induced, which she said she found "terrifying but exciting".

Flanagan added that when Matilda was finally out she felt an "overwhelming sense of joy".

"I was staring up at Scott and Matilda thinking, she’s my world," she said.

"I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. It made the pain I was in all worth it – she’s a dream come true."

It wasn't only Flanagan who was overjoyed at becoming a parent for the first time. Sinclair also said he loved that they were "a proper family" now, and said he has a new-found respect for his girlfriend.